Hi, I'm Roman Jay

Linux Enthusiast | Networking & Infrastructure

Learning how things work by figuring out why they don't.

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About Me

A short overview of my background, interests, and career goals.

Overview

I’m a senior Computer Science student at Old Dominion University, currently in my final year and completing my capstone project. I have a strong foundation in IT infrastructure, computer networking and Linux system administration.

Location

Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I’m open to relocating for career opportunities, with a particular interest in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Goals

My goal is to build a career in IT infrastructure, specializing in Linux systems or networking. I’m passionate about hands-on troubleshooting, learning new technologies, and continuously improving my technical skills.

Hobbies

In my free time, I enjoy playing video games like Street Fighter 6, watching movies, lifting weights, and tinkering with computer systems. If I’m not doing that, I enjoy spending time with my cat, Peaches.

Skills

Skills developed through independent learning, hands-on infrastructure projects, and a Customer Success Engineer internship at Rubrik.

Badge borders indicate where I've applied or studied each skill.

  • Internship
  • Personal Projects & Practice
  • Certifications & Coursework
Linux & System Administration
RHEL Certifications & Coursework Ubuntu Server Certifications & Coursework Linux Troubleshooting Internship Users & Permissions Personal Projects & Practice Service Management Personal Projects & Practice
Networking
Network Troubleshooting Personal Projects & Practice TCP/IP Personal Projects & Practice Routing & Switching Certifications & Coursework Subnetting Certifications & Coursework VLANs Certifications & Coursework DNS Internship DHCP Personal Projects & Practice
Virtualization & Deployment
VMware vSphere Internship Proxmox VE Personal Projects & Practice KVM / QEMU Personal Projects & Practice PXE Boot Personal Projects & Practice Disk Imaging Personal Projects & Practice LXC Personal Projects & Practice
Storage & Recovery
Backup & Recovery Internship RAID Personal Projects & Practice NAS Personal Projects & Practice NFS Internship SMB Personal Projects & Practice iSCSI Internship
Scripting & Development
Bash Internship Python Personal Projects & Practice Git Personal Projects & Practice SQL Personal Projects & Practice C++ Certifications & Coursework PostgreSQL Certifications & Coursework
IT Support & Platforms
Technical Documentation Internship Active Directory Personal Projects & Practice Windows Server Personal Projects & Practice Salesforce Internship Jira Internship Confluence Internship

Certifications

List of active IT certifications.

CCNA

Issuer: Cisco

Earned:

Expires:

Verification code: 70cd571ab0ab4c30b8d0fcec6b5ee3e1

Projects

Hands-on personal projects focused on IT infrastructure, networking, troubleshooting, and documentation.

Lab Builds and Documentation

Smaller projects, technical builds, and documentation completed in my homelab.